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Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

open / be opened

01. The department store will open on Jan. 1 next year.02br
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002. The department store will be opened on Jan. 1 next year.02br
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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Teo12cite 101. The department store will open on Jan. 12br 12br 102.

— Yoong Liat

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01cite10Teo12cite101. The department store will open on Jan. 1 next year.12br
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102. The department store will be opened on Jan. 1 next year.12br
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00Both the active and the passive form is commonly used in this sentence.02br
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0Hi Teo02br
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01b001. The department store will open on Jan. 1 next year.02b02br
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01b002. The department store will be opened on Jan. 1 next year.02b02br
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00When I replied that #2 is correct, somehow I read the 1st sentence as "The store 01b00will be02b00 01b00op
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0Your reply seemed incorrect but no one pointed out your error. I have never meant to offend or embarrass anybody. I am not interested at all in testing anybody's English proficiency, either. If you still insist that I have always been testing your knowledge, please don't bother to reply to my posts from now on. 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font001. The department store will open on Jan. 1 next year.02font00 This could simply mean that you can shop there on the New Year holiday.02br
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01font002. The department store will be opened on Jan. 1 next
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0Teo wrote:01i00 Your reply seemed incorrect but no one pointed out your error. I have never meant to offend or embarrass anybody. 01b00I am not interested at all in testing anybody's English proficiency, either.02b00 If you still insist that I have always been testing your knowledge, please don't bother to reply to my posts from now on.02i02br

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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10If you know both the sentences are correct, you should type out the two sentences and ask members for their comments. You waited for someone to comment on my 11b10'error',12b10 and, as I've explained earlier, I misread the first sentence. I told you that I've seen that sentence before and
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01cite10Teo12cite11blockquote
11cite20Yoong Liat22cite20If you know both the sentences are correct, you should type out the two sentences and ask members for their comments. You waited for someone to comment on my 21b20'error',22b20 and, as I've explained earlier, I misread t
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0 We just have to look at Clive's comments on your sentences to see how helpful he is. By doing so, he enables other members and me to know the difference in meaning between the three sentences. 0-
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1i01b00You wrote: Yoong Liat, please don't bother to reply to my posts any longer. 02br
02b00What're you 01font00afraid of02font00? If you ask genuine questions, then you shouldn't be afraid that I answer your questions. If I provide you with the wrong answers, another poster will correct me. This is the purpose of a
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